 Zieler with VfB Stuttgart in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ron-Robert Zieler[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | SCB Viktoria Köln | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2005 | 1. FC Köln | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Hannover 96 II | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Hannover 96 | 185 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Leicester City | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | VfB Stuttgart | 68 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Hannover 96 | 124 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Germany U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Germany U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Germany | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ron-Robert Zieler (born 12 February 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96. Between 2011 and 2015, he made six appearances for the Germany national team.
He began his professional career at Manchester United, where he did not play a competitive match, making his debut on loan at Northampton Town. In 2010, he moved to Hannover 96, where he made 221 professional appearances across six seasons; he did not miss a Bundesliga game in any of his five final seasons. Zieler joined Stuttgart in 2017 after one season with Leicester City.
A former German youth international, Zieler won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He made his senior international debut in 2011, and was part of Germany's squads which reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2012 and won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2009). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010. Headline. p. 502. ISBN 978-0-7553-1948-0.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2009). The PFA Footballers Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 452. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.